English
Franconia
Franconia comes from Medieval Latin Francō ‘Frank’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *frankô.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frankô‘a Frank’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*Frankō‘a Frank’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Francō‘Frank’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500Franconia
- Englishearliest quotation 1759same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*frankô‘a Frank’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*Frankō‘a Frank’reconstructed
- Medieval Latinc. 600–1500Francō‘Frank’
- Medieval Latin, derivedc. 600–1500Franconia
- Englishearliest quotation 1759same form
Earliest quotation: 1759, George Sale et al., The Modern Part of an Universal History: “Since the reign of Charlemagne, this country is divided…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *frankô
Today it means
name A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *frankô / Franconia